Mix flour and beef rub together. Rub into all sides of the chuck roast.Preheat a heavy cast iron pan. Add oil and sear all sides of the chuck roast, which should take about 90 seconds for the two flat sides and 30 seconds for the edges.Add the vegetables, bay leaf, wine, stock, and water.Cover tightly and place into a 350f oven for 2-3 hours, until the meat pulls apart easily.Serve on a platter with toasted bread.Heh heh.....I said "toasted".

What a spectacular presentation of this gorgeous dish!! I love all versions of pot roast, this is my favorite cut of meat(taken in text) for this dish too!! Ill have to try my cast iron next time for it.

Joke- Lizard in Australia walking a forest path, looks up and sees a wombat in a tree..Asks him "Whatcha doin' up there mate?" "Smokin' a joint"..Lizard says "Can I come up and join you?" "Sure" says the wombat.. They are passing a huge joint back and forth for awhile.. Lizard says "I'm thirsty, goin' down to the river for a drink". He staggers down to the river, bends over to drink- and falls in! A croc comes cruising up and says "What are you doing in the river?" "I'm stoned, and fell in"..Croc says "Where did you get the weed?" Lizard tells him where the wombat is, and thinks he has more! Croc says, "I'm going to check this out, you stay here until your head clears a little". Croc finds the wombat, and says "What's goin on?" Wombat looks down, tries to focus eyeballs, and says "I'm really stoned". Finally sees this huge reptile, and says "Dude, How much friggin water did you drink?"!!!